How to Find a Photographer to Photograph a Boston Marathon Runner?

Your Boston Marathon Question & Our Answer

How can we book a photographer to take a picture of one of the runners?

Thanks, BernieConcord, New Hampshire

Great question! I'm assuming you've thought of the obvious things (i.e., search on line for "Boston photographers" or maybe "Boston sports photographers", place an ad on Craig's List or even fiverr.com) so I'm going to suggest a few options slightly off the regular path.

Boston has a LOT of art and photography schools, some stand-alone, some as parts of larger institutions.

Some attract professionals who just want to polish a few skills or learn something new, while others have regular college students.

Having seen the work of some of these students in shows, I can tell you that they're as good or better than many professionals. Many students are always looking for ways to make a little money and some may be out photographing the Marathon anyway, so this could be a good fit!

I'm going to give you names and urls for a few schools that I know have well-regarded photography programs.

My suggestion is to call them rather than e-mail, explain what you want, and then ask to be connected to someone who teaches a course in, say, sports photography, visual journalism, or whatever makes sense (look at the programs and course offerings on the sites, and you'll get some ideas).

Once you reach the professor, explain again what you want and ask if they could let their students know about this opportunity, and if anyone is interested, how to contact you.

Alternately, they may give you information about a campus website or whatever to post your need on.

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